Description ADULT Has greenish cap, back, and rump. Face, sides of neck, and nape are gray. Eye has pale iris, with dark line in front and is surrounded by yellow "spectacle" and supercilium extending forward. Darkish wings have two white wing bars. Throat is white and underparts are otherwise pale with gray wash on chest and yellow wash on flanks. Bill is stout and legs are blue-gray. JUVENILE Similar, but paler, with dark iris and white eyering. Acquires adultlike plumage and pale iris in winter.

Dimensions Length: 5 in (13 cm)

Habitat Common summer visitor (mainly Apr-Sep) to dense, brushy deciduous woodland; widespread in eastern North America. Winters from southeastern U.S. to Mexico.